Apple Meets with DoCoMo, Softbank On Launching iPhone in Japan  —  After signing deals with U.S. and European operators to sell its iPhone earlier this year, Apple Inc. now is making plans to enter Japan, one of the biggest and most sophisticated mobile-phone markets in the world.

Source:   Wall Street Journal
Link:   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119796487684536435…

Introducing Video Sitemaps  —  In our effort to help users search all the world’s public videos, the Google Video team joined the Sitemaps folks to introduce Video Sitemaps—an extension of the Sitemap Protocol that helps make your videos more searchable via Google Video Search.

Source:   Official Google Webmaster Central Blog
Link:   http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2007/12…

Microsoft security update cripples IE  —  Last week’s MS07-069 update crashes IE6, IE7 on Windows XP, Vista for some  —  Microsoft Corp. confirmed today that it is investigating reports that a security update for Internet Explorer issued last week has crippled some users’ ability to get on the Web.

Source:   Computerworld
Author:   Gregg Keizer
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NPD: Leopard Apple’s best OS launch yet  —  The release of Mac OS X Leopard in late October was both Apple’s strongest operating system release to date and evidence that the company may have a greater understanding of how to launch such software, according to a new study from NPD Group.

Source:   Electronista | Gadgets […]

Levinsohn, Miller Linking With SV VC ComVentures  —  Former Fox Interactive head Ross Levinsohn and former AOL CEO Jon Miller, who spent the fall trying to launch a digital media rollup with the backing of private equity group General Atlantic, have moved on.

Source:   Silicon Alley Insider
Author:   Peter Kafka
Link:   http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/12/levinsohn-miller…